Latest Virginia Headlines
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West Virginia Prosecutors Say Explosion Evidence Crucial to Blankenship Case
Aug 3 2015 // Prosecutors say in court documents that evidence about the Upper Big Branch Mine disaster is a necessary part of the government’s criminal case against former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship. The Charleston...
West Virginia to See Decrease in Workers’ Comp Premiums
Aug 3 2015 // Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin says employers in the state will see an estimated $43 million reduction in workers’ compensation premiums in the coming year. Tomblin says employers have saved more than $323 million since the...
Bankruptcy Judge Approves $2.5M Cleanup Deal in West Virginia Spill Case
Aug 3 2015 // A bankruptcy judge has approved a $2.5 million deal involving the cleanup of a massive 2014 chemical spill in West Virginia. The order July 8 by U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Ronald Pearson says the agreement is in the best...
Fire Damage at West Virginia’s Historic Harper’s Ferry Estimated at $2M
Jul 30 2015 // A state fire official says a fire in’s Harpers Ferry, W. Va.’s commercial area caused about $2 million in damage. Assistant state fire marshal George Harms tells The Herald-Mail that the cause of the fire...
West Virginia’s Historic Harpers Ferry Devastated by Fire
Jul 28 2015 // The commercial area in historic Harpers Ferry, W. Va., was devastated July 23 when a fire destroyed a building that housed at least a half dozen businesses, Mayor Gregory Vaughn said. He said a long building that extended...
Ex-Massey CEO’s Lawyers: Keep West Virginia Mine Blast Out of Criminal Trial
Jul 28 2015 // Attorneys for former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship want evidence about the 2010 explosion at the Upper Big Branch mine in West Virginia kept out of his criminal trial this fall. The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports the...
Transport Company Updates Public on West Virginia Oil Train Crash Cleanup
Jul 27 2015 // CSX is continuing to closely monitor the environmental impact of a fiery oil-train derailment in southern West Virginia, a spokeswoman said last week. The company held a public informational meeting that drew a sparse...
Prosecutors Request Guilty Plea Hearing for Executive in West Virginia Spill Case
Jul 24 2015 // Federal prosecutors want a judge to schedule a guilty plea hearing for the top executive charged in a massive chemical spill that contaminated West Virginia’s biggest drinking water supply last year. In federal court...
Universal Property & Casualty Approved as Licensed Insurance Entity in Va.
Jul 23 2015 // Universal Insurance Holdings Inc. in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, announced on July 21 that its wholly-owned subsidiary Universal Property & Casualty Insurance Company (UPCIC) received a certificate of authority from the...
West Virginia Assessing Damage from Rain, Flooding
Jul 21 2015 // Damage assessments are taking place in the 10 West Virginia counties that were drenched by torrential rain and flooding last week. The assessments started on July 16 and are being conducted jointly by state emergency...
Nationwide to Pay West Virginia $5.75M in Farm Bureau Discount Suit
Jul 20 2015 // West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has reached a $5.75 million settlement with Nationwide Insurance regarding a discount on certain insurance products for the state’s Farm Bureau members. Former Attorney...
6.6M Atlantic, Gulf Coast Homes at Risk of Storm Surge
Jul 20 2015 // More than 6.6 million homes on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts are at risk of hurricane storm surge with a total reconstruction cost value estimated to be nearly $1.5 trillion, according to an annual report released by...
West Virginia Declares State of Emergency After Severe Flooding in 3 Counties
Jul 15 2015 // West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin declared a state of emergency July 13 for Braxton, Webster and Wood counties after severe flooding. The state of emergency seeks to address the rockslides, mudslides and severe flooding...
NGM Insurance Introduces Expanded Workers’ Comp Program in Virginia
Jul 13 2015 // The Main Street America Group’s NGM Insurance Co. has introduced an expanded workers’ compensation program in Virginia via its network of independent insurance agents throughout the commonwealth. “The...
Bankruptcy Judge Approves $2.5M Cleanup Deal in West Virginia Spill Case
Jul 10 2015 // A bankruptcy judge has approved a $2.5 million deal involving the cleanup of a massive 2014 chemical spill in West Virginia. The order July 8 by U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Ronald Pearson says the agreement is in the best...
Va. City Could Face Foreclosure on City Hall Over Bond Debt, Insurer Says
Jul 9 2015 // An insurance company says Buena Vista, Virginia, could face foreclosure on its city hall and police department if a bond debt isn’t paid. The Roanoke Times reports that ACA Financial Guaranty Corp. sent a letter on...
Report Says 6.6M-Plus Atlantic, Gulf Coast Homes at Risk of Storm Surge
Jul 6 2015 // More than 6.6 million homes on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts are at risk of hurricane storm surge with a total reconstruction cost value estimated to be nearly $1.5 trillion, according to a recently released report. The...
6.6M Atlantic, Gulf Coast Homes at Risk of Storm Surge
Jul 6 2015 // More than 6.6 million homes on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts are at risk of hurricane storm surge with a total reconstruction cost value estimated to be nearly $1.5 trillion, according to an annual report released by...
Elephant Auto to Add 1,173 Jobs in Va.
Jul 6 2015 // Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe announced that Elephant Auto Insurance, a subsidiary of U.K.-based Admiral Group plc, will invest $2 million to expand its U.S. headquarters operation in Henrico County, Virginia. The project...
Nationwide to Pay West Virginia $5.75M in Farm Bureau Discount Suit
Jul 5 2015 // Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has reached a $5.75 million settlement with Nationwide Insurance regarding a discount on certain insurance products for West Virginia Farm Bureau members. Morrisey announced the settlement...
